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The music industry is just as much of an illusion as the global financial system. Get enough people to believe in it, and it works. Make enough people reject it, and it falls apart. How else would you explain the rise of punk and alternative music out of the modest confines…
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo introduced the band to the world as lovable geeks who loved grunge guitars and power-pop hooks. But this was far from a naive attempt at winning friends. This was a carefully orchestrated plan. And it was “Buddy Holly” that cemented…
Top 10 Songs by Pretenders
May 1, 2025
Pretenders was a delayed effect of the initial punk-rock boom in England. The group, led by talented frontwoman and songwriter Chrissie Hynde, however, outlived and outsold most of the original punk groups. Pretenders is one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
The…
Top 10 Songs by Linkin Park
April 29, 2025
Linkin Park was the biggest band of the early 2000s. The group achieved that by cutting the difference between angry nu metal, trendy hip hop and forward-thinking production and marketing techniques. Linkin Park is one of the biggest rock bands of all time.
The…
Why Dogs Why and Zach Bellas Reviewed
April 27, 2025
Why Dogs Why – Play The Hits
Listen, the people are tired! Their eyes are red from staying up all night watching 20-second videos of cats jumping out of trees and celebrities parading their new automobiles. They’ve heard about one hundred jingles today, just as…
Corey James Clifton and Dynamite Hut Reviewed
April 27, 2025
Corey James Clifton – Cheap Beer and Opioids
What makes rockstar autobiographies and the movies based on them so compelling? Sure, it’s a fact that most of us love a bit of gossip. Yes, some of us enjoy seeing big stars fall from high places. And, yes, it’s…
Top 10 Songs by New Order
April 20, 2025
New Order is a fearless group. There aren’t many bands that survive the loss of their singer, let alone additionally, transition successfully to a different style. Indeed, few bands have adopted musical trends as seamlessly, or had as many unexpected commercial hits.
Top 10 Songs by Violent Femmes
April 19, 2025
It’s just what you’d expect to happen to a band like Violent Femmes. Here they were helping to start a new musical genre and giving inspiration to bands left and right. And, look, they’re the ones left in the shadows. Ever underrated, and with one of the…
Top 10 Songs by Muse
April 18, 2025
Muse has been one of the most successful rock bands in the world for nearly two decades. And, as it turns out, this is not always an enviable position. The band is both revered and loathed. The group chases hits, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing. Still, Muse is one…